September 19, 2022
Director's Message: Announcing new authorization requirements for students traveling abroad
New rules will ensure safety and help keep track of traveling students.
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September 9, 2022
Growing Medicine in Spanish program for UMMS students set to kick-off 22-23 session
Three years since its re-introduction, a student-driven Medicine in Spanish program at UMMS is thriving.
September 8, 2022
CUGH conference: New research shows virtues of going virtual
Recent UMMS-led publications document increased attendance, reduced carbon footprint for the 2021 conference
July 28, 2022
Funding announcement: Partnership Development Grants returning for 2022
Applications for 2022 Partnership Development Grants are due Sept. 30, 2022.
July 27, 2022
Ensuring ‘Equity’ in partnerships: Collaborators offer definition to shape global health discourse, decisions
What exactly is meant by ‘global health equity’? In a recent publication, a group of prominent researchers offers a new definition.
July 25, 2022
Global Health Research Certificate Program seeks participants for 2022-23 session
The application deadline is Aug. 20, 2022 for the session set to begin this fall.
June 15, 2022
Global health research training program to continue, expand following NIH Fogarty grant
A program that provides U-M trainees with opportunities for extended mentored research training experiences abroad will continue following a recent federal grant renewal.
June 14, 2022
U-M study: Depression incidence and factors among residents are similar in China and US
Though a world apart, first-year residents in the United States and China have more in common than they might imagine, including bouts of depression, a new study suggests.
June 7, 2022
U-M, AKU collaborators: Africa needs Artificial Intelligence for better health
Using colorectal cancer as a test case, research collaborators from U-M and the Aga Khan University (AKU) are proposing that AI and machine learning could be effective in addressing some of the continent’s health challenges.
June 6, 2022
New UMMS-led Family Planning Fellowship in Ethiopia having an impact
Established with help from Michigan Medicine, a new fellowship program in Ethiopia for family planning and reproductive health is improving maternal care and increasing options for women.
May 17, 2022
UMMS to help Rwanda train pediatric cardiologists
A faculty member has garnered a Fulbright scholarship to spend the upcoming year in Rwanda developing the nation’s first pediatric cardiology training program.
May 12, 2022
After 2-year delay, University-led global NCDs conference to take place in June
Long-delayed by the pandemic, a Michigan Medicine-hosted conference on prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is set to take place next month.
May 12, 2022
Joint Institute 2022 RFP focuses on Brain Science, Data Science, Reproductive Health
Application window to submit Letters of Intent runs May 16 to June 13, 2022.
April 26, 2022
Polyneuropathy: In new paper, U-M researchers advocate for focus on an overlooked global illness
Underfunded and little-understood, the common neurological condition should be part of the influential GBD study, the research team says.
April 7, 2022
Jam On! Join a Research Jam focused on Emergency Care in the global setting
Help EMERGE, the international emergency medicine research network, develop questions and ideas for future research.
March 24, 2022
U-M study: The use of statins, an important drug to prevent heart disease, lags in LMICs
Inexpensive and effective, cholesterol-lowering statins are ubiquitous in the United States to reduce the risk of heart disease. But a new study finds infrequent use in low-resource countries.
March 22, 2022
U-M Researchers Presenting at World’s Largest Academic Global Health Conference
Among this year's presenters were more than 30 researchers from across the University
March 7, 2022
Student-led Fogarty project helps new moms ID signs of jaundice in Ghana
A medical student’s extended research project in Ghana was a success despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 2, 2022
If you build it, they will train: DIY laparoscopy trainer designed for LMIC settings
Sometimes the best way to think outside the box is to just build a brand new box from scratch.
February 17, 2022
Survival Flight offered insights to Chinese team establishing Olympics medevac program
Members of the Chinese team behind the Winter Olympics’ new helicopter medevac program consulted with Michigan Medicine’s Survival Flight leaders in the run-up to the Games.